Lyme Regis: Charmouth Beach
Around Charmouth Beach, the terrain is a broad shore beneath soft sedimentary cliffs on Lyme Bay, which has shaped both the built environment and local life. This Dorset coast forms part of the Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site extending from Exmouth in Devon to Old Harry Rocks in Dorset. Its layered cliffs record roughly 185 million years of Earth history and regularly yield fossils, especially ammonites; responsible collecting is central to Charmouth’s identity. The beach lies by the village of Charmouth, where the River Char reaches the sea. Coastal paths connect this stretch of shore with the South West Coast Path and Lyme Regis, farther west around the bay.
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Lyme Regis meets the English Channel on England’s Jurassic Coast, and its position beneath fossil-bearing cliffs has shaped it as both a working harbour and a resort. The Cobb, the town’s curving stone breakwater, shelters the harbour and has become its enduring emblem; it also features in Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Lyme Regis is closely associated with the fossil collector Mary Anning, whose early-19th-century discoveries helped transform the study of prehistoric life. Walk the seafront, browse fossil displays and look along the Dorset coast, where cliff erosion continually exposes traces of deep time. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Lyme Regis and the Jurassic Coast.
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